In their desperate attempt to rescue two kidnapped sisters who have been forced into prostitution, a group of wildly assorted characters storms through Mexico in the year 1899. Their journey is not only a ride into hell but also into the deepest abysses of human existence. This story relentlessly drags you through dust, dirt, and blood from beginning to end. Similar to his film "Bone Tomahawk," S. Craig Zahler has created with this book an extraordinary Western experience that combines elements of horror with the brutal violence of Asian cinema. Don’t say we didn’t warn you... Shadows Over Dead Land is raw, brutal, and unyielding. A novel that references familiar themes from the big screen or pulp literature in many places, yet remains a Western that is truly one of a kind.